Investigating moral intensity with the World-Wide Web: A look at participant reactions and a comparison of methods

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 423-431

  Frey, Bernhard F ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; POSTAL MAIL; RESEARCH;

COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MORALS; POSTAL SERVICE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0034242932     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03200811     Document Type: Article

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